EXPERIMENTAL AIRCRAFT ASSOCIATION
COLONEL HERB ROSS CHAPTER 1432 STOCKTON, CALIFORNIA
OUR NEWEST RAY SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENT
It’s almost the time of the year for EAA chapters to apply for a Ray Aviation Schol-arship. Starting on November 1, 2022, the chapter application period will open for the 2023 Ray Aviation Scholarship. Our chapter will once again will apply for another scholarship for a deserving student. All EAA chapters and divisional chapters are eligible to apply for one of these flight training scholarships to help a young person learn to fly. In addition to the money provided by the scholarship, our chapter will also provide the mentorship and support that is crucial to helping a scholar com-plete flight training and attain their pilot certificate.
The mother organization will look at the following:
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Overall chapter health and activity, as determined by its Chapter Recognition score.
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Youth activities the chapter engages in. This includes (but is not limited to) the Young Eagles Workshops, Young Eagles Build and Fly, and chapter-led aircraft build or restoration projects for youth.
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Chapter experience administering a scholarship
Charlie Star was our last scholar that was awarded a $6000 dollar scholarship. Due to Charlie having some good hours under his belt, EAA awarded him this category of scholarship. Charlie passed his written-on October 17, with a score of 93%.
Way to go Charlie!
STEPHEN LUA-FOSTER - Youth Eagles Scholar Receives EAA Scholarship
EAA Chapter 1432 was awarded a $10,000 dollar scholarship for another scholar to earn their private pilot’s license. The scholarship is being administered by our chapter 1432. Michael Perez is the scholarship coordinator and current chapter president. In June of 2021 EAA Chapter 1432 awarded the scholarship to Youth Eagles Aviation student, Stephen Lua-Foster. He is a 17 year old senior attending Stockton Colligate High School in Stockton. Stephen is being instructed and mentored by Mark Kandrich CFI. For the past 10 years Stephen has attended the Youth Eagles programs, EAA Meetings and events and has also worked with Rodger Ainsworth AP/AI in the restoration and overhaul of their families Cessna 170. He is attending ground school and has accumulated over 15 hours of flight time so far.
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Rene Medina - Youth Eagles Scholar Receives EAA Scholarship
EAA Chapter 1432 was awarded a $10,000 dollar scholarship for one scholar to earn their private pilot’s license. The scholarship is being administered by our chapter 1432. Michael Perez is the scholarship coordinator and current chapter president. In March of 2020 EAA Chapter 1432 awarded the scholarship to Youth Eagles Aviation student, Rene Medina. He is a 17 year old senior attending Sierra High school in Manteca. Rene is being instructed and mentored by Mark Kandrich CFI. For the past two years Rene has attended the Youth Eagles programs. Rene has one year to achieve his goal of getting his private pilot’s license and has targeted mile-stones he has to meet to keep his funding. To date Rene is on track. One of the milestones was to make his solo flight within 3 months from starting the pro-gram. Rene soloed in November of 2020. He is now working on his cross-county flights and get-ting ready to take the written test this month. To see Rene’s solo on YouTube, click on or copy the link:
Chapter 1342 had to compete against other chapters across the nation in order to be awarded the honor of winning the scholarship. The chapter had to meet various criteria in order to even qualify to apply.
The Youth Eagles Aviation and Aerospace Education
is supported by the following
organizations and businesses:
EAA Chapter 1432
League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) council #2060
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL)
RJTutt Aviation
Big Valley Aviation.
This is a collaborative program between chapter 1432 and the Youth Eagles Aviation and Aerospace Education program.
